Museum object · Visual Arts
Tales of Koumba: Panther & Snake
1978
Senegal, West Africa, Africa
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A relief print of a panther with a snake and rat. The panther appears in the center, lying down with dark, mottled fur. A human male figure stands behind him. In the foreground are a snake and a rat. Leaves appear along the edge of the background. The title of the print [Panther + Snake] is written in pencil on the bottom left side and [a/p] is written in the center. The print is signed [James L. Wells] on the right in pencil.
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Catalog reference: 2023.111.53
